Newsnight and Radio 4’s World at 1 and PM have been taken off the air today as BBC journalists and technical staff strike in a row over jobs, workload and claims of bullying.
The unions have confirmed that staff will return to work in the "sad event" of the death of Nelson Mandela, who is currently in hospital with a lung infection.
The World Tonight has also been pulled from the Radio 4 schedule. The popular current affairs programmes have been replaced with repeats of old shows.
A BBC spokesperson confirmed that Newsnight has been cancelled. The schedule is expected to be brought forward to fill the gap.
Those tuning in to hear World at 1, hosted by Martha Kearney, instead heard a 15 minute news bulletin followed by a repeat of a documentary about Dublin in 1916
Eddie Mair’s PM has been swapped for a repeat of Saturday’s Archive on 4 - DNA 60 Years On. The World Tonight will be replaced with a repeat of Loose Ends.
BBC staff strike over workload, jobs and bullying - Telegraph
How much work can be re-distributed before the pressure is too much?
The unions have confirmed that staff will return to work in the "sad event" of the death of Nelson Mandela, who is currently in hospital with a lung infection.
The World Tonight has also been pulled from the Radio 4 schedule. The popular current affairs programmes have been replaced with repeats of old shows.
A BBC spokesperson confirmed that Newsnight has been cancelled. The schedule is expected to be brought forward to fill the gap.
Those tuning in to hear World at 1, hosted by Martha Kearney, instead heard a 15 minute news bulletin followed by a repeat of a documentary about Dublin in 1916
Eddie Mair’s PM has been swapped for a repeat of Saturday’s Archive on 4 - DNA 60 Years On. The World Tonight will be replaced with a repeat of Loose Ends.
BBC staff strike over workload, jobs and bullying - Telegraph
How much work can be re-distributed before the pressure is too much?